Result of an annual survey of international Students in Japan

March,2021

Result of an annual survey of International Students Survey in Japan, 2020

Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)’s survey (2020) investigates the enrollment situation of international students in Japan (in the fiscal year 2020, as of May) at graduate schools, universities (four-year institutions), junior colleges (two-year institutions), colleges of technology, professional training colleges, Japanese language institutes and university preparatory courses. The overall objectives of this survey were to acquire a deeper understanding of international students’ facts and figures in Japan.

Note 1: The survey was conducted under Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) until 2003, but is now administered under JASSO, which was established in April 2004 as a quasi-governmental organization that provides scholarship and support programs for both international and domestic students.

Note 2: The term “international student” as used in this survey is defined pursuant to provisions of Appended Table 1 of the “Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law,” as a student from a foreign country who is granted the status of residence as “College Student” (Student Visa) and who is receiving education at a Japanese university, graduate school, junior college, college of technology, professional training college, or educational institution providing university preparatory courses.

Note 3: A new simplified student visa framework was launched on July 15, 2009 under the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act; international students enrolled in Japanese language institutes were incorporated in 2011. Prior to 2013, the base number of international students used in this survey excluded

students enrolled in Japanese language institutes, while the number enrolled solely in Japanese language institutes, as well as the sum when combined with other educational institutions, were released as reference data. However, after the previous 4 surveys confirmed that the number of students belonging to Japanese language institutes can be tracked consistently, we began to add them to the base number of international students starting with the 2014 survey.

Note 4: “Japanese government scholarship (for overseas) students” receive financial aid from MEXT in the form of the Japanese government (MEXT) scholarship program established in 1954 or the Japan-Korea Joint Exchange Program in Science and Engineering Students scholarship sponsored by Japanese government.

Note 5: “Foreign government-sponsored students” 1) receive assistance from their own country/region; 2) are sponsored by the “Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship” by Japanese Grant Aid (former, Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship: JDS); or 3) are participants of the Japan-Korea Joint Exchange Program in Science and Engineering Students sponsored by Korean government.

Note 6: “Short-term international students” refers to a students who enroll in a higher education institution in Japan to take less than one year of courses and obtain credit but do not necessarily receive an academic degree. These programs offer a variety of courses related to Japanese language or culture.

Note 7: The university preparatory course designated by MEXT is for international students who are pursuing higher education but who have not completed a total of twelve years’ worth of precollege education yet.

Note 8: The sum total of each item may not exactly match the number shown in the table’s total values column/row because the numbers have been rounded off.

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1978 5,849 1,075 0 4,774 5,849 2000 64,011 8,930 1,441 53,640 64,011

1979 5,933 1,183 105 4,645 5,933 2001 78,812 9,173 1,369 68,270 78,812

1980 6,572 1,369 419 4,784 6,572 2002 95,550 9,009 1,517 85,024 95,550

1981 7,179 1,578 475 5,126 7,179 2003 109,508 9,746 1,627 98,135 109,508

1982 8,116 1,777 662 5,677 8,116 2004 117,302 9,804 1,906 105,592 117,302

1983 10,428 2,082 863 7,483 10,428 2005 121,812 9,891 1,903 110,018 121,812

1984 12,410 2,345 798 9,267 12,410 2006 117,927 9,869 1,956 106,102 117,927

1985 15,009 2,502 774 11,733 15,009 2007 118,498 10,020 2,181 106,297 118,498

1986 18,631 3,077 895 14,659 18,631 2008 123,829 9,923 2,681 111,225 123,829

1987 22,154 3,458 995 17,701 22,154 2009 132,720 10,168 3,235 119,317 132,720

1988 25,643 4,118 976 20,549 25,643 2010 141,774 10,349 3,505 127,920 141,774

1989 31,251 4,465 934 25,852 31,251 2011 163,697 9,396 3,763 150,538 138,075 25,622

1990 41,347 4,961 1,026 35,360 41,347 2012 161,848 8,588 4,068 149,192 137,756 24,092

1991 45,066 5,219 1,072 38,775 45,066 2013 168,145 8,529 3,999 155,617 135,519 32,626

1992 48,561 5,699 1,058 41,804 48,561 2014 184,155 8,351 3,996 171,808 139,185 44,970

1993 52,405 6,408 1,214 44,783 52,405 2015 208,379 9,223 3,737 195,419 152,062 56,317

1994 53,787 6,880 1,330 45,577 53,787 2016 239,287 9,481 3,682 226,124 171,122 68,165

1995 53,847 7,371 1,231 45,245 53,847 2017 267,042 9,166 3,760 254,116 188,384 78,658

1996 52,921 8,051 1,297 43,573 52,921 2018 298,980 9,423 3,733 285,824 208,901 90,079

1997 51,047 8,250 1,524 41,273 51,047 2019 312,214 9,220 3,541 299,453 228,403 83,811

1998 51,298 8,323 1,585 41,390 51,298 2020 279,597 8,761 3,206 267,630 218,783 60,814

1999 55,755 8,774 1,542 45,439 55,755

Educational institution type

Japanese government

Foreign government

Priately financed

Higher Education Institutions

Japanese language institutes

Japanese governmen

t

Foreign government

Privately financed

Higher Education Institutions


１. Trends in number of international students by source of funds（As of each May 1）

Year

The number of

international students

Year

The number of


Source of fundsEducational institution

typeSource of funds

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

180,000

200,000

220,000

240,000

260,000

280,000

300,000

320,000

The number of international

studentsJapanese government scholarship

studentsPrivately financed students(～2010)

Privately financed students (2012～)

Foreign government sponsored

students(～2010) Foreign government sponsored

students(2012～) Students at higher education

institutionsJapanese language institutes

Students at higher education institutions

Privately financed students

International students


(year)

（As of each May 1）

Japanese language institute students

included since 2011 in accordance with

Immigration Control and Refugee




Foreign government sponsored students

Japanese government scholarship students

※In accordance with the unification of student visas, the total number of international students including Japanese language institutes is also drawn since 2011.

The number of international students

312,214

279,597

299,453

267,630

228,403

218,783

83,811

60,814

9,220 8,761

3,206 3,541

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1983 10,428人 3,905 5,693 830 2002 95,550 26,229 50,321 17,173 1,827

1984 12,410人 4,590 6,216 1,604 2003 109,508 28,542 57,911 21,233 1,822

1985 15,009人 5,384 7,201 2,424 2004 117,302 29,514 62,311 23,833 1,644

1986 18,631人 6,838 8,291 3,502 2005 121,812 30,278 64,774 25,197 1,563

1987 22,154人 8,035 9,803 4,316 2006 117,927 30,910 63,437 21,562 2,018

1988 25,643人 9,354 11,246 5,043 2007 118,498 31,592 62,159 22,399 2,348

1989 31,251人 10,568 13,486 7,197 2008 123,829 32,666 63,175 25,753 2,235

1990 41,347人 12,383 16,390 12,574 2009 132,720 35,405 67,108 27,914 2,293

1991 45,066人 13,816 18,710 12,540 2010 141,774 39,097 72,665 27,872 2,140

1992 48,561人 15,004 21,364 12,193 2011 163,697 39,749 71,244 25,463 1,619 25,622

1993 52,405人 16,592 23,677 12,136 2012 161,848 39,641 71,361 25,167 1,587 24,092

1994 53,787人 17,740 25,009 11,038 2013 168,145 39,567 69,339 24,586 2,027 32,626

1995 53,847人 18,645 25,477 9,725 2014 184,155 39,979 67,782 29,227 2,197 44,970

1996 52,921人 19,779 25,504 7,638 2015 208,379 41,396 69,405 38,654 2,607 56,317

1997 51,047人 19,856 25,052 6,139 2016 239,287 43,478 74,323 50,235 3,086 68,165

1998 51,298人 20,483 25,159 5,656 2017 267,042 46,373 80,020 58,771 3,220 78,658

1999 55,755人 22,679 26,160 6,916 2018 298,980 50,184 87,806 67,475 3,436 90,079

2000 64,011人 23,585 30,612 8,815 999 2019 312,214 53,089 92,952 78,844 3,518 83,811

2001 78,812人 25,146 39,502 12,324 1,840 2020 279,597 53,056 83,077 79,598 3,052 60,814

Graduate schools

Universities(undergraduate)・Junior colleges・

Colleges of Technology

Professional training colleges

University preparatory courses

Graduate schools

Universities(undergraduate)・Junior colleges・

Colleges of technology

Year

The number of


Year

The number of


Higher Education InstitutionsJapanese language institutes

Higher Education InstitutionsJapanese language institutes



0

20000

40000

60000

80000

100000

120000

140000

160000

180000

200000

220000

240000

260000

280000

300000

320000

The number of international

students

Graduate schools

Universities (Undergraduate)/Junior

colleges/Colleges of technology



Higher education institutions


Universities (Undergraduate)/Junior

colleges/Colleges of technology

Higher education institutions


（As of each May

1）




Graduate schools


２. Trends in number of international students by institutional type

※In accordance with the unification of student visas, the total number of international students including Japanese language institutes is also drawn since

2011.




3,053,518

218,783

228,403

312,214

279,597

53,056 53,089

78,844 79,598

60,814

83,811 83,077

92,952

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３．Number of international students by region of origin

264,420 94.6%

(292,317) (93.6)

7,809 2.8%

(10,345) (3.3)

2,085 0.7%

(3,437) (1.1)

2,070 0.7%

(2,247) (0.7)

1,550 0.6%

(1,718) (0.6)

1,192 0.4%

(1,367) (0.4)

462 0.2%

(771) (0.2)

9 0.0%

(12) (0.0)

279,597 100.0%

(312,214) (100.0)

（　　） indicates figures as of May 1, 2019

Others

Total

Oceania

Europe

North America

Africa

Latin America

Middle East

　In the number of international students according to home region, 94.6％（previous year: 93.6％）of the students came from Asia, and 3.5％（previous year: 4.4％）from Europe and North America.

Region Number of students % of total

Asia

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４．Number of international students by nationality

Country/region Country/region

China 121,845 (124,436) 43.6％ (39.9) France 1,231 (1,635) 0.4％ (0.5)

VietNam 62,233 (73,389) 22.3％ (23.5) Russian Federation 754 (831) 0.3％ (0.3)

Nepal 24,002 (26,308) 8.6％ (8.4) Cambodia 696 (751) 0.2％ (0.2)

Republic Of Korea 15,785 (18,338) 5.6％ (5.9) Germany 631 (949) 0.2％ (0.3)

Taiwan 7,088 (9,584) 2.5％ (3.1) United Kingdom

553 (730) 0.2％ (0.2)

Indonesia 6,199 (6,756) 2.2％ (2.2) Brazil 550 (548) 0.2％ (0.2)

Sri Lanka 5,238 (7,240) 1.9％ (2.3) Pakistan 540 (470) 0.2％ (0.2)

Myanmar 4,211 (5,383) 1.5％ (1.7) Italy 476 (789) 0.2％ (0.3)

Bangladesh 3,098 (3,527) 1.1％ (1.1) Egypt 381 (394) 0.1％ (0.1)

Mongolia 3,075 (3,396) 1.1％ (1.1) Spain 380 (419) 0.1％ (0.1)

Thailand 3,032 (3,847) 1.1％ (1.2) Mexico 362 (427) 0.1％ (0.1)

Malaysia 2,670 (3,052) 1.0％ (1.0) Canada 333 (437) 0.1％ (0.1)

Philippines 2,221 (2,852) 0.8％ (0.9) Singapore 332 (438) 0.1％ (0.1)

United States 1,752 (3,000) 0.6％ (1.0) Sweden 288 (419) 0.1％ (0.1)

India 1,675 (1,869) 0.6％ (0.6) Other countries 6,454 (8,058) 2.3％ (2.6)

Uzbekistan 1,512 (1,942) 0.5％ (0.6) Total 279,597 (312,214) 100.0％ (100.0)


　Students from China and Vietnam account for over 65.9％（previous year: 63.4％）of the total number of international students.

Number of students % of total Number of students % of total

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５．Number of international students by gender


６．Number of international students by institutional type

Number of students

% of totalNumber of students



% of total

32,800 61.8％ 2,329 4.4％ 17,927 33.8％ 53,056 100.0％

(33,185) (62.5) (2,234) (4.2) (17,670) (33.3) 53,089 100.0％

10,591 13.3％ 1,611 2.0％ 67,624 84.7％ 79,826 100.0％

(13,070) (14.6) (1,985) (2.2) (74,547) (83.2) 89,602 100.0％

0 0.0％ 1 0.04％ 2,827 99.96％ 2,828 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (18) (0.6) (2,826) (99.4) 2,844 100.0％

421 99.5％ 0 0.0％ 2 0.5％ 423 100.0％

(453) (89.5) (0) (0.0) (53) (10.5) 506 100.0％

0 0.0％ 27 0.03％ 79,571 99.97％ 79,598 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (24) (0.0) (78,820) (100.0) 78,844 100.0％

125 4.1％ 0 0.0％ 2,927 95.9％ 3,052 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (3,518) (100.0) 3,518 100.0％

0 0.0％ 30 0.05％ 60,784 99.95％ 60,814 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (93) (0.1) 83,718 (99.9) 83,811 100.0％

43,937 15.7％ 3,998 1.4％ 231,662 82.9％ 279,597 100.0％

(46,708) (15.0) (4,354) (1.4) (261,152) (83.6) (312,214) 100.0％


Total

Junior college

University(undergraduate)

Graduate school

Total


University preparatory

course

Professional training college

College of technology

Female 124,461 (139,808) 44.5％ (44.8)

National Local public Private Total

279,597 (312,214) 100.0％ (100.0)

Gender Number of students % of total

Male 155,136 (172,406) 55.5％ (55.2)

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７．Number of international students by major field

Major field

Humanities 100,887 (133,061) 36.1％ (42.6)

Social science 81,975 (84,714) 29.3％ (27.1)

Science 4,255 (4,305) 1.5％ (1.4)

Engineering 41,780 (40,145) 14.9％ (12.9)

Agriculture 4,075 (4,059) 1.5％ (1.3)

Health care 5,869 (5,466) 2.1％ (1.8)

Home economics 5,874 (5,460) 2.1％ (1.7)

Education 3,157 (3,536) 1.1％ (1.1)

Arts 13,089 (11,901) 4.7％ (3.8)

Others 18,636 (19,567) 6.7％ (6.3)

Total 279,597 (312,214) 100.0% (100.0)

Number of students % of total


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８．Number of international students by region and prefecture of Japan

RegionNumber of students

% of total

Prefecture RegionNumber of students

% of total

Prefecture

Mie 1,704 (1,582)

Shiga 545 (508)

4,075 1.5% 53,126 19.0% Kyoto 13,807 (14,576)

(4,383) (1.4) (56,392) (18.1) Osaka 24,361 (26,257)

Hyogo 10,729 (11,446)

Nara 1,349 (1,397)

Aomori 416 (416) Wakayama 631 (626)

Iwate 411 (407) Tottori 320 (307)

7,184 2.6% Miyagi 4,873 (4,632) 11,545 4.1% Shimane 382 (345)

(7,046) (2.3) Akita 323 (460) (12,222) (3.9) Okayama 3,548 (3,703)

Yamagata 315 (311) Hiroshima 4,746 (5,140)

Fukushima 846 (820) Yamaguchi 2,549 (2,727)

Ibaraki 4,897 (5,934) Tokushima 515 (470)

Tochigi 3,009 (3,130) 1,868 0.7% Kagawa 672 (656)

144,443 51.7% Gunma 4,726 (7,070) (1,900) (0.6) Ehime 479 (554)

(168,235) (53.9) Saitama 11,514 (12,477) Kochi 202 (220)

Chiba 10,212 (12,260) Fukuoka 19,260 (19,629)

Tokyo 100,799 (116,094) Saga 922 (888)

Kanagawa 9,286 (11,270) Nagasaki 1,959 (2,145)

Niigata 2,198 (2,434) 31,394 11.2% Kumamoto 1,173 (1,149)

Toyama 658 (694) (32,196) (10.3) Oita 3,559 (3,837)

Ishikawa 1,939 (1,986) Miyazaki 633 (610)

25,962 9.3 Fukui 458 (568) Kagoshima 1,212 (1,323)

(29,840) (9.6) Yamanashi 1,075 (1,078) Okinawa 2,676 (2,615)

Nagano 1,445 (1,624)

Gifu 2,026 (2,071) Total 100.0%

Shizuoka 3,815 (3,584) (100.0%)

Aichi 12,348 (15,801)

Number of students

Number of students

Hokkaido Hokkaido 4,075 (4,383)Kinki

TohokuChugoku


Note: International students attending universities whose campuses lie in two or more prefectures are included in the figure for the prefecture where the main office of the university is located.

Kanto

Shikoku

Kyushu

Chubu

279,597

(312,214)

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Summery by prefecture where international students are studying


% of total


% of total

Prefecture

Mie 1,704

Shiga 1585

4,110 1.5% 53,410 19.1% Kyoto 12,194

Osaka 25,383

Hyogo 10,534

Nara 1,372

Aomori 380 Wakayama 638

Iwate 387 Tottori 304

7,175 2.6% Miyagi 4,873 10,878 3.9% Shimane 398

Akita 323 Okayama 3,513

Yamagata 332 Hiroshima 4,767

Fukushima 880 Yamaguchi 1,896

Ibaraki 4,199 Tokushima 494

Tochigi 2,984 1,896 0.7% Kagawa 711

145,787 52.1% Gunma 3,028 Ehime 476

Saitama 11,899 Kochi 215

Chiba 12,252 Fukuoka 17,816

Tokyo 98,116 Saga 933

Kanagawa 13,309 Nagasaki 1,959

Niigata 2,205 29,593 10.6% Kumamoto 1,213

Toyama 658 Oita 3,559

Ishikawa 1,939 Miyazaki 633

26,748 9.6% Fukui 458 Kagoshima 797

Yamanashi 1,077 Okinawa 2,683

Nagano 1,445

Gifu 2,012 Total 100.0%

Shizuoka 3,951

Aichi 13,003


Kanto

Shikoku

Kyushu

Chubu

279,597

Number of students

Number of students

Hokkaido Hokkaido 4,110Kinki

TohokuChugoku

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９．Number of International Students by Housing (As of May 1, 2020)

○Total number of international students 279,597 students　（Decrease of 32,617 students）

○Students in public housing 　46,691 students　（Decrease of 22,752 students）

Number of students

46,691

35,345

National : 94 schools 9,168

Local public : 35 schools 717

Private : 794 schools 25,460

6,041

843

802

1,117

Public housing 1,619

Private company housing 1,660

5,305



Private : 245schools 2,870

232,906

279,597TotalPrivate housing

Type

International student housing set up by public corporations, etc.

General student housing set up by schools

Student housing set up by JASSO

Student housing set up by local government

Student housing set up by public corporations

Public housingInternational student housing set up by schools

16.7%

12.6%

2.2% 1.9%

83.3%

Students in public housing

International student housing

set up by schools


set up by public

corporations,etc.

General student housing set

up by schools

Private housing

つかわない

Total

279,597 students

(100.0%)

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【Reference 1】

Shift in number and percentage of international students

ＹｅａｒNumber of students

Annual increace

Annual % change

1983 10,428 2,312 28.5%

1984 12,410 1,982 19.0%

1985 15,009 2,599 20.9%

1986 18,631 3,622 24.1%

1987 22,154 3,523 18.9%

1988 25,643 3,489 15.7%

1989 31,251 5,608 21.9%

1990 41,347 10,096 32.3%

1991 45,066 3,719 9.0%

1992 48,561 3,495 7.8%

1993 52,405 3,844 7.9%

1994 53,787 1,382 2.6%

1995 53,847 60 0.1%

1996 52,921 -926 -1.7%

1997 51,047 -1,874 -3.5%

1998 51,298 251 0.5%

1999 55,755 4,457 8.7%

2000 64,011 8,256 14.8%

2001 78,812 14,801 23.1%

2002 95,550 16,738 21.2%

2003 109,508 13,958 14.6%

2004 117,302 7,794 7.1%

2005 121,812 4,510 3.8%

2006 117,927 -3,885 -3.2%

2007 118,498 571 0.5%

2008 123,829 5,331 4.5%

2009 132,720 8,891 7.2%

2010 141,774 9,054 6.8%

Ｙｅａｒ

Number of students (Higher Education Institutions and

Japanese language Institutes)

Annual increace

Annual % change

Number of students in Higher Education

Institutions

Annual increace

Annual % change

Number of students in Japanese language Institutes

Annual increace

Annual % change

2011 163,697 －－ 138,075 -3,699 -2.6% 25,622 －－

2012 161,848 -1,849 -1.1% 137,756 -319 -0.2% 24,092 -1,530 -6.0%

2013 168,145 6,297 3.9% 135,519 -2,237 -1.6% 32,626 8,534 35.4%

2014 184,155 16,010 9.5% 139,185 3,666 2.7% 44,970 12,344 37.8%

2015 208,379 24,224 13.2% 152,062 12,877 9.3% 56,317 11,347 25.2%

2016 239,287 30,908 14.8% 171,122 19,060 12.5% 68,165 11,848 21.0%

2017 267,042 27,755 11.6% 188,384 17,262 10.1% 78,658 10,493 15.4%

2018 298,980 31,938 12.0% 208,901 20,517 10.9% 90,079 11,421 14.5%

2019 312,214 13,234 4.4% 228,403 19,502 9.3% 83,811 -6,268 -7.0%

2020 279,597 -32,617 -10.4% 218,783 -9,620 -4.2% 60,814 -22,997 -27.4%

(As of each May 1)

※ In accordance with the unification of student visas, the total number of international students including Japanese language institutes is also drawn since 2011.

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【Reference 2】

Waseda University Private 4,742 (5,724)

The University of Tokyo National 4,076 (4,178)

Japan University of Economics Private 3,355 (3,487)

Kyoto University National 2,600 (2,631)

Osaka University National 2,521 (2,594)

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Private 2,509 (2,759)

Ritsumeikan University Private 2,462 (2,673)

Kyushu University National 2,328 (2,387)

University of Tsukuba National 2,247 (2,372)

Tohoku University National 2,081 (2,162)

Hokkaido University National 2,078 (2,223)

Keio University Private 1,925 (2,103)

Nagoya University National 1,870 (2,038)

Tokyo Institute of Technology National 1,804 (1,774)

Hiroshima University National 1,785 (1,898)

Tokyo University of Social Welfare Private 1,784 (4,273)

Toyo University Private 1,743 (1,657)

Meiji University Private 1,566 (1,582)

Nihon University Private 1,379 (1,405)

The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics Private 1,335 (1,059)

Tokai University Private 1,241 (1,133)

Kobe University National 1,227 (1,399)

Doshisha University Private 1,207 (1,410)

Teikyo University Private 1,164 (1,082)

Sophia University Private 1,144 (1,555)

Kansai University Private 1,110 (1,045)

Hosei University Private 1,090 (1,107)

Takushoku University Private 1,080 (1,080)

Tokyo International University Private 1,067 (1,062)

Chiba University National 958 (1,013)


University name Number of students

The Major Universities in terms of Accepting Highest Number of International Student (As of May 1, 2020)

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【Reference 3】International students in Higher education institutions

1．Number of international students by region of origin


205,919 94.1％ 6,895 66.9％

(211,773) (92.7) (11,906) (63.3)

6,332 2.9％ 2,303 22.4％

(7,980) (3.5) (4,059) (21.6)

2,008 0.9％ 104 1.0％

(2,169) (0.9) (114) (0.6)

1,690 0.8％ 611 5.9％

(3,023) (1.3) (1,922) (10.2)

1,288 0.6％ 253 2.5％

(1,459) (0.6) (384) (2.0)

1,130 0.5％ 87 0.8％

(1,288) (0.6) (104) (0.6)

407 0.2％ 47 0.5％

(699) (0.3) (308) (1.6)

9 0.0％ 2 0.0％

(12) (0.0) (1) (0.0)

218,783 100.0％ 10,302 100.0％

(228,403) (100.0) (18,798) (100.0)


　In the number of international students according to home region, 94.1% （previous year: 92.7%） of the students came from Asia, and 3.7% （previous year: 4.8%） from Europe and North America.

Latin America

Total

Others

Middle East

　Regarding the short-term international students, 66.9% （previous year: 63.3%） of the students came from Asia, and 28.3% （previous year: 31.8%） from Europe and North America.

Asia

Europe

Africa

North America

Oceania

Short-term studentsRegion

Number of students

% of total

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2．Number of international students by nationality

（１）Number of international students by nationality


China 95,003 (94,047) 43.4% (41.2) France 965 (1,354) 0.4% (0.6)

Viet Nam 43,791 (45,248) 20.0% (19.8) Cambodia 600 (650) 0.3% (0.3)

Nepal 18,454 (18,662) 8.4% (8.2) Germany 563 (882) 0.3% (0.4)

Republic Of Korea 14,654 (15,977) 6.7% (7.0) Russian Federation 494 (566) 0.2% (0.2)

Taiwan 5,888 (7,518) 2.7% (3.3) United Kingdom 473 (629) 0.2% (0.3)

Indonesia 5,132 (5,204) 2.3% (2.3) Brazil 464 (484) 0.2% (0.2)

Sri Lanka 4,770 (5,583) 2.2% (2.4) Pakistan 379 (332) 0.2% (0.1)

Myanmar 3,527 (3,753) 1.6% (1.6) Egypt 371 (382) 0.2% (0.2)

Bangladesh 2,829 (2,819) 1.3% (1.2) Italy 287 (528) 0.1% (0.2)

Thailand 2,734 (3,265) 1.2% (1.4) Canada 279 (386) 0.1% (0.2)

Malaysia 2,532 (2,880) 1.2% (1.3) Mexico 265 (333) 0.1% (0.1)

Mongolia 2,111 (2,156) 1.0% (0.9) Spain 256 (287) 0.1% (0.1)

United States 1,411 (2,637) 0.6% (1.2) Singapore 237 (399) 0.1% (0.2)

Philippines 1,405 (1,409) 0.6% (0.6) Laos 222 (225) 0.1% (0.1)

India 1,404 (1,395) 0.6% (0.6) Other countries 5,949 (7,302) 2.7% (3.2)

Uzbekistan 1,334 (1,111) 0.6% (0.5) Total 218,783 (228,403) 100.0% (100.0)


% of total

　Students from China and Vietnam account for over 63.4% （previous year: 61.0%）of the total number of international students.

Number of students % of totalNumber of students

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（２）Number of short-term international students by nationality


China 4,227 (6,305) 41.0％ (33.5) Canada 69 (174) 0.7％ (0.9)

Taiwan 752 (1,605) 7.3％ (8.5) Mexico 68 (153) 0.7％ (0.8)

France 561 (936) 5.4％ (5.0) Finland 64 (151) 0.6％ (0.8)

United States 542 (1,748) 5.3％ (9.3) India 60 (101) 0.6％ (0.5)

Viet Nam 411 (464) 4.0％ (2.5) Mongolia 59 (79) 0.6％ (0.4)

Republic Of Korea 387 (1,881) 3.8％ (10.0) Myanmer 55 (39) 0.5％ (0.2)

Germany 376 (665) 3.6％ (3.5) Malaysia 52 (101) 0.5％ (0.5)

Thailand 299 (484) 2.9％ (2.6) Turky 50 (66) 0.5％ (0.4)

United Kingdom 285 (445) 2.8％ (2.4) Austria 50 (56) 0.5％ (0.3)

Indonesia 230 (369) 2.2％ (2.0) Cambodia 47 (44) 0.5％ (0.2)

Nepal 160 (101) 1.6％ (0.5) Egypt 47 (55) 0.5％ (0.3)

Spain 131 (157) 1.3％ (0.8) Netherlands 46 (159) 0.4％ (0.8)

Brazil 126 (142) 1.2％ (0.8) Bangladesh 45 (37) 0.4％ (0.2)

Sweden 91 (153) 0.9％ (0.8) Hungary 41 (63) 0.4％ (0.3)

Russian Federation 89 (179) 0.9％ (1.0) Other countries 794 (1,576) 7.7％ (8.4)

Italy 88 (310) 0.9％ (1.6) Total 10,302 (18,798) 100.0％ (100.0)


52.1% （previous year: 52.1%） from China, Republic of Korea and Taiwan, and 14.3% （previous year: 17.8%） from U.S.A, France and Germany.

Number of students % of total Number of students % of total

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3．Number of international students by gender


4．Number of international students by institutional type

Number of students




% of total

32,800 61.8％ 2,329 4.4％ 17,927 33.8％ 53,056 100.0％

(33,185) (62.5) (2,234) (4.2) (17,670) (33.3) (53,089) (100.0)

10,591 13.3％ 1,611 2.0％ 67,624 84.7％ 79,826 100.0％

(13,070) (14.6) (1,985) (2.2) (74,547) (83.2) (89,602) (100.0)

0 0.0％ 0 0.0％ 2,860 100.0％ 2,860 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (4,876) (100.0) (4,876) (100.0)

0 0.0％ 0 0.0％ 3 100.0％ 3 100.0％

(7) (53.8) (0) (0.0) (6) (46.2) (13) (100.0)

0 0.0％ 1 0.04％ 2,827 99.96％ 2,828 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (18) (0.6) (2,826) (99.4) (2,844) (100.0)

0 0.0％ 0 0.0％ 197 100.0％ 197 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (497) (100.0) (497) (100.0)

0 0.0％ 0 0.0％ 4 100.0％ 4 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (7) (100.0) (7) (100.0)

421 99.5％ 0 0.0％ 2 0.5％ 423 100.0％

(453) (89.5) (0) (0.0) (53) (10.5) (506) (100.0)

16 94.1％ 0 0.0％ 1 5.9％ 17 100.0％

(9) (100.0) (0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (9) (100.0)

0 0.0％ 27 0.03％ 79,571 99.97％ 79,598 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (24) (0.0) (78,820) (100.0) (78,844) (100.0)

125 4.1％ 0 0.0％ 2,927 95.9％ 3,052 100.0％

(0) (0.0) (0) (0.0) (3,518) (100.0) (3,518) (100.0)

43,937 20.1％ 3,968 1.8％ 170,878 78.1％ 218,783 100.0％

(46,708) (20.4) (4,261) (1.9) (177,434) (77.7) (228,403) (100.0)


included advanced courses

(228,403) 100.0％

National Local public

Total

University preparatory course

Female

Total

included intensive courses



included intensive courses

Junior college

College of technology

Professional training college

Graduate school

University (undergraduate)

Total

Gender Number of students % of total

121,160 (125,771) (55.1)Male 55.4％

(44.9)97,623

218,783

(102,632)

(100.0)

44.6％

Private

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5．Number of international students by major field

Major field

Humanities 40,073 (49,250) 18.3％ (21.6)

Social science 81,975 (84,714) 37.5％ (37.1)

Science 4,255 (4,305) 1.9％ (1.9)

Engineering 41,780 (40,145) 19.1％ (17.6)

Agriculture 4,075 (4,059) 1.9％ (1.8)

Health care 5,869 (5,466) 2.7％ (2.4)

Home economics 5,874 (5,460) 2.7％ (2.4)

Education 3,157 (3,536) 1.4％ (1.5)

Arts 13,089 (11,901) 6.0％ (5.2)

Others 18,636 (19,567) 8.5％ (8.6)

Total 218,783 (228,403) 100.0％ (100.0)



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6．Number of international students by region and prefecture of Japan


% of total


% of total

Prefecture

Mie 1,334 (1,230)

Shiga 545 (508)

3,705 1.7% 43,055 19.7% Kyoto 11,953 (11,946)

(3,886) (1.7) (42,867) (18.8) Osaka 18,232 (18,334)

Hyogo 9,113 (8,957)

Nara 1,247 (1,277)


Iwate 411 (407) Tottori 196 (195)

5,929 2.7% Miyagi 3,725 (3,569) 10,659 4.9% Shimane 371 (345)

(5,877) (2.6) Akita 323 (460) (11,220) (4.9) Okayama 3,128 (3,219)

Yamagata 315 (311) Hiroshima 4,466 (4,786)

Fukushima 739 (714) Yamaguchi 2,498 (2,675)

Ibaraki 4,675 (5,345) Tokushima 515 (470)

Tochigi 2,773 (2,463) 1,841 0.8% Kagawa 672 (656)

106,466 48.7% Gunma 4,293 (6,415) (1,850) (0.8) Ehime 452 (504)

(113,300) (49.6) Saitama 9,285 (9,361) Kochi 202 (220)

Chiba 8,118 (8,755) Fukuoka 15,386 (14,910)

Tokyo 70,171 (72,421) Saga 620 (551)

Kanagawa 7,151 (8,540) Nagasaki 1,828 (2,032)

Niigata 2,177 (2,434) 25,957 11.9% Kumamoto 1,168 (1,110)

Toyama 574 (591) (25,440) (11.1) Oita 3,513 (3,763)

Ishikawa 1,939 (1,986) Miyazaki 618 (591)

21,171 9.7% Fukui 412 (481) Kagoshima 1,129 (1,150)

(23,963) (10.5) Yamanashi 878 (792) Okinawa 1,695 (1,333)

Nagano 1,266 (1,331)

Gifu 1,573 (1,579) Total 100.0%

Shizuoka 2,623 (2,241) (100.0)

Aichi 9,729 (12,528)



Kyushu

Kinki

Chugoku

Shikoku

218,783

(228,403)

Tohoku

Kanto

(3,886)

Number of students

Number of students

Chubu

HokkaidoHokkaido 3,705

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6．Number of international students by region and prefecture of Japan

Summery by prefecture where international students are studying


% of total


% of total

Prefecture

Mie 1,334

Shiga 1,585

3,740 1.7% 43,339 19.8% Kyoto 10,340

Osaka 19,254

Hyogo 8,918

Nara 1,270

Aomori 380 Wakayama 638

Iwate 387 Tottori 180

5,920 2.7% Miyagi 3,725 9,992 4.6% Shimane 387

Akita 323 Okayama 3,093

Yamagata 332 Hiroshima 4,487

Fukushima 773 Yamaguchi 1,845

Ibaraki 3,977 Tokushima 494

Tochigi 2,748 1,869 0.9% Kagawa 711

107,810 49.3% Gunma 2,595 Ehime 449

Saitama 9,670 Kochi 215

Chiba 10,158 Fukuoka 13,942

Tokyo 67,488 Saga 631

Kanagawa 11,174 Nagasaki 1,828

Niigata 2,184 24,156 11.0% Kumamoto 1,208

Toyama 574 Oita 3,513

Ishikawa 1,939 Miyazaki 618

21,957 10.0% Fukui 412 Kagoshima 714

Yamanashi 880 Okinawa 1,702

Nagano 1,266

Gifu 1,559 Total 100.0%

Shizuoka 2,759

Aichi 10,384



Kanto

Shikoku

Kyushu

Chubu

218,783

Kinki

TohokuChugoku

Number of students

Number of students

Hokkaido Hokkaido 3,740

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7．Number of International Students by Housing (As of May 1, 2019)

○Total number of international students 218,783 students　（Decrease of 9,620 students）

○Students in public housing 　32,677 students　（Decrease of 13,320 students）

Number of students


International student housing set up by schools 23,388




4,963

843

792

1,033


Private company housing 1,006

4,326




186,106

218,783

Private housingTotal

Type






14.9%

10.7%

2.3%

2.0%

85.1%

Students in public housing


set up by schools


set up by public

corporations,etc.

General student housing set

up by schools

Private housing

つかわない

Total

218,783

students

(100.0%)

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【Reference 4】

International students in Japanese language institutes

１．Number of international students by region of origin

Region Number of students % of total Change

Asia 58,501 96.2% ▲ 22,043

Europe 1,477 2.4% ▲ 888

North America 395 0.6% ▲ 19

Latin America 262 0.4% 3

Middle East 62 0.1% ▲ 17

Africa 62 0.1% ▲ 16

Oceania 55 0.1% ▲ 17

Others 0 0.0% 0

Total 60,814 100.0% ▲ 22,997

２．Nationality

Country/region Number of students % of total Change

China 26,842 44.1％ ▲ 3,547

Viet Nam 18,442 30.3％ ▲ 9,699

Nepal 5,548 9.1％ ▲ 2,098

Taiwan 1,200 2.0％ ▲ 866

Republic Of Korea 1,131 1.9％ ▲ 1,230

Indonesia 1,067 1.8％ ▲ 485

Mongolia 964 1.6％ ▲ 276

Philippines 816 1.3％ ▲ 627

Myanmer 684 1.1％ ▲ 946

Sri Lanka 468 0.8％ ▲ 1,189

Other countries 3,652 6.0％ ▲ 2,034

Total 60,814 100.0％ ▲ 22,997

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３．Number of international students by region and prefecture of Japan

RegionNumber of students % of total Prefecture Region

Number of students

% of total

Prefecture

Mie 370 (352)

Shiga 0 (0)

370 0.6% 370 (497) 10,071 16.6% Kyoto 1,854 (2,630)

(497) (0.6%) (13,525) (16.1%) Osaka 6,129 (7,923)

Hyogo 1,616 (2,489)

Nara 102 (120)


Iwate 0 (0) Tottori 124 (112)

1,255 2.1% Miyagi 1,148 (1,063) 886 1.5% Shimane 11 (0)

(1,169) (1.4%) Akita 0 (0) (1,002) (1.2%) Okayama 420 (484)

Yamagata 0 (0) Hiroshima 280 (354)

Fukushima 107 (106) Yamaguchi 51 (52)

Ibaraki 222 (589) Tokushima 0 (0)

Tochigi 236 (667) 27 0.04% Kagawa 0 (0)

37,977 62.4% Gunma 433 (655) (50) (0.06%) Ehime 27 (50)

(54,935) (65.5%) Saitama 2,229 (3,116) Kochi 0 (0)

Chiba 2,094 (3,505) Fukuoka 3,874 (4,719)

Tokyo 30,628 (43,673) Saga 302 (337)

Kanagawa 2,135 (2,730) Nagasaki 131 (113)

Niigata 21 (0) 5,437 8.9% Kumamoto 5 (39)

Toyama 84 (103) (6,756) (8.1%) Oita 46 (74)

Ishikawa 0 (0) Miyazaki 15 (19)

4,791 7.9% Fukui 46 (87) Kagoshima 83 (173)

(5,877) (7.0%) Yamanashi 197 (286) Okinawa 981 (1,282)

Nagano 179 (293)

Gifu 453 (492) 100.0%

Shizuoka 1,192 (1,343) (100.0)

Aichi 2,619 (3,273)

Hokkaido

Tohoku

Kanto

Chubu

Number of students


Number of students

HokkaidoKinki

Chugoku

60,814

(83,811)

Shikoku

Kyushu

Total

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４．Number of international students by housing(As of May 1, 2020)

○Number of international students　　60,814 students (Decrease of 22,997 students）

○Students in public housing 　14,014 students (Decrease of 9,432 students）

Number of students Change

14,014 ▲ 9,432

11,957 ▲ 8,806

1,078 321

0 0

10 ▲ 62

84 ▲ 47

330 273

654 157

979 ▲ 947

Private housing 46,800 ▲ 13,565

60,814 ▲ 22,997Total

Type

Public housing

International student housing set up by schools





Public housing

Private company housing


Private housing 46,800 students（77.0 %）

Total 60,814 students

(100.0%)

Public housing 14,014 students

（23.0 %）

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